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Reseller hosting for web designers
Host client sites under separate accounts you manage — with clear agreements on support, billing and ownership.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Email hosting vs free email for business
Email on your own domain builds trust, stays with the organisation and gives control over accounts and security.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Backups for websites and hosted applications
Back up files and databases separately, keep copies off the server and test restoring them.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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SSL/TLS certificates: what they do and how to keep them valid
Certificates encrypt traffic and prove your site's identity. Automate renewal and cover every name your site uses.
By Inara Crest Engineering 1 min
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Pointing a domain to your website: DNS records explained
A, CNAME, MX and TXT records — what each does, and how to change DNS without taking your website or email offline.
By Inara Crest Engineering 1 min
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Setting up email on phones and desktop clients
Use the right incoming and outgoing settings, secure connections and app passwords where required.
By Inara Crest Engineering 1 min
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.co.ke or .com? Choosing a domain extension
A .co.ke signals a Kenyan business; a .com suits an international audience. Many organisations register both.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Shared hosting, VPS or dedicated server: choosing by workload
Match hosting to the application — its traffic, resource needs, software requirements and how much control your team wants.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Securing a WordPress site
Updates, strong admin accounts, fewer plugins, backups and a web application firewall protect the most targeted CMS.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Domain renewal and ownership hygiene
Auto-renewal, correct contacts and secure registrar accounts keep your domain — and everything on it — safe.
By Inara Crest Engineering 1 min
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Moving a website to a new host without downtime
Copy, test on the new host, lower DNS TTL, switch and keep the old host running briefly.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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Choosing a domain name for your business
Short, memorable, easy to spell and consistent with your brand — and registered in your organisation's name.
By Micah Ondiwa 1 min
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